Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

The two men had seen Ye Liuyun from afar and recognized her as an inner disciple, so they bowed the moment she landed. But when Ye Liuyun got closer, they realized that she was actually a great beauty.

The two were stunned at the same time. Their eyes were very masculine. There was no need to look any further. These two were probably female disciples who had been gender-swapped and assigned from other sects.

Ye Liuyun could tell the difference between a man's and a woman's eyes at a glance; this was already due to his experience.

"Senior sister, you can't. This is a rule set by the elders and senior sisters. They say that all the disciples on Caiyun Peak are female, and we must be mindful of etiquette." One of the female disciples said with a slight smile, but it was clearly a forced smile.

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, then leaned closer to the two of them and asked in a low voice.

"You guys were men before, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two of them immediately felt embarrassed. They both clearly showed signs of embarrassment. What they were most afraid of now was being exposed for their previous identities, because it would be too shameful.

"So, Senior Sister, are you one of them too?" one of them asked in a low voice.

Ye Liuyun smiled and nodded.

Seeing Ye Liuyun nod, the two breathed a slight sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

"Alas! Since arriving at Rainbow Cloud Peak, our days have truly felt like an eternity. We never imagined we would live like this," sighed the guard on the left.

Perhaps because they had encountered someone willing to pay attention to them, these guard disciples became somewhat emotionally unstable.

"Huh? What's wrong? I've been in seclusion at my residence cultivating for the past few months and I don't know what's happened in the sect. But I do know that the sect is requiring disciples who have changed genders to be reassigned to factions. Could it be that Caiyun Peak is treating you badly?" Ye Liuyun guessed.

Upon hearing this, the other person nodded again, looking aggrieved.

After they were assigned to Caiyun Peak, they were treated like inferiors, constantly targeted by the original female disciples. It was difficult for Caiyun Peak to treat them fairly; in short, there was a certain degree of discrimination and exclusion.

They were working very hard to learn how to be qualified female cultivators, as required by the sect. However, these three months were more difficult than their usual three years. Some high-ranking female disciples on Caiyun Peak treated them like maids and servants.

In any case, they weren't treated as same-sex individuals. Instead, each of them was given a blue tag. What was the purpose of this tag? It was to inform others that she was a male cultivator before, preventing these gender-swapped female cultivators from infiltrating the real female cultivator group.

Furthermore, they were not allowed to enter many areas of Caiyun Peak, and even their accommodations were assigned separately, preventing them from living with the original female disciples.

After listening to the two men's words, Ye Liuyun sighed inwardly. She didn't think these female disciples of Caiyun Peak had done anything wrong. Because, as a normal person, if your male fellow disciples suddenly became women, would they immediately consider you one of their own? Clearly, even Ye Liuyun herself didn't believe that. A normal person's first reaction would be simply, "Perverted."

At least for now, most of the female disciples of the Cloud Sect find it difficult to regard these former fellow disciples as sisters; they need time to trust each other.

Of course, there are also a few male disciples who have transformed from females, and they also find it difficult to get along normally with the real male disciples; it's the same for everyone.

The male disciples didn't seem too opposed to it; at most, they just didn't like their awkward and hesitant manner, as they all had their own difficulties.

"Hey? Take it slow. They probably just think that women like us are only half women. Given time, there shouldn't be any problems. By the way, why does our sect's dojo seem so quiet? Did something happen?" Ye Liuyun asked suspiciously.

When the guard disciple saw Ye Liuyun ask this, he quickly explained.

"Oh, it's like this. The Nanling Grand Gathering is coming soon. According to the rules of the Nanling Grand Gathering, small sects can only send ten disciples to participate, while medium-sized sects can send a maximum of fifty. Since we are a direct force of the Supreme Response Sect, we have an extra fifty slots. Therefore, our Yun Sect has one hundred slots. But as you know, this is a chance to rise to the top in one step, and everyone in the sect definitely wants to participate."

"But there are limited spots. Our Yun Sect has tens of thousands of people. Even if we allocate the spots to the strongest disciples from highest to lowest, it still won't be enough. In the end, the sect decided to hold a sect conference from October to December, which will last for three months," the disciple explained.

Ye Liuyun understood what he meant. It was September, and the sect conference would begin next month. All the participants would have gone to cultivate, which was why it was so deserted.

"Oh, I see. Hey, there are over ten thousand people in the sect, how will they compete? Is it one-on-one duels?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

The guard shook his head.

"Definitely not. Before the sect assembly begins, a demon-hunting competition will be held first. Aren't there many demonic beasts in our Cloud Sea Mountains? All disciples who want to participate in the Southern Ridge Grand Gathering will participate in the demon-hunting competition. The top 1,000 disciples in the demon-hunting competition will then participate in the sect assembly, and finally compete for 100 spots through martial arts contests," the guarding disciple explained.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun smiled. In that case, she wouldn't need Lin Aoxue to take her to the Nanling Grand Gathering. It would be a good opportunity to test her abilities. If she couldn't even pass the internal competition for the Lianyun Sect's spots, then there was no point in mentioning the Nanling Grand Gathering.

After all, the disciples sent by the various sects to this grand event are all elites from their respective sects; no one would send a weak disciple just to make up the numbers.

"Oh, I understand. Thank you. I've been in seclusion cultivating and almost lost track of time. I'll be going now." Ye Liuyun put away the tassel and then entered the Caiyun Peak faction's headquarters under the two people's puzzled gazes.

"Strange, isn't this inner sect senior sister, who's only at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm, a bit too weak?" the two couldn't help but ask each other.

Although Caiyun Peak is a faction, it possesses an independent and complete sect system, which is more comprehensive than Yunxia Sect.

After entering, Ye Liuyun spent half an hour exploring all around Caiyun Peak before finally arriving at the Caiyun Peak sect's library. According to the rules, newly admitted inner disciples can choose any cultivation technique to practice on the second floor of the library.

Ye Liuyun couldn't let this free cultivation technique slip by. Since he was already here, he had to go in and take a look.

Although she cannot practice magic, she can still learn weapon techniques.

However, Ye Liuyun encountered trouble when he entered the library.

"Stop." The female disciple at the entrance of the library called out to Ye Liuyun with a serious expression.

Ye Liuyun knew what the other party meant, so he spoke up.

"Senior sisters, I am a newly initiated inner disciple. According to the rules, I can enter the second level and choose to cultivate a portion of the techniques. This is my token," Ye Liuyun said.

However, Ye Liuyun may have misunderstood their meaning.

"A newly initiated disciple? A male disciple assigned from another faction?" One of the female disciples immediately became displeased when she saw that Ye Liuyun did not wear an identification badge indicating that he was male.

They set a temporary rule at Caiyun Peak: any male disciple must wear an identity badge; otherwise, they would be considered to have ulterior motives and malicious intentions.

Ye Liuyun said she was new and didn't have a name tag, which naturally displeased them. They were treating Ye Liuyun like a male disciple.

"No, I was originally a disciple of Caiyun Peak," Ye Liuyun quickly explained.

The disciples of Caiyun Peak are the fewest among all the factions, and the inner disciples are even fewer. So, if they are senior disciples, they all know each other. But obviously, they have never seen Ye Liuyun before.

"What? You're a senior disciple? Who are you trying to fool? We don't recognize you! Early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm? When did our Rainbow Cloud Peak have such a weak inner disciple as you?" The female disciples were even more unhappy, feeling that Ye Liuyun had deceived them.

"Huh? No, really. I started learning three months ago. My name is Ye Liuyun. You can look it up." Ye Liuyun was speechless.

However, her words only fueled the women's misunderstanding, because these disciples who had been assigned to the sect had all joined three months prior.

"Three months ago? That's right. During this time, we only received male disciples. Where have the new female disciples come from? Who are you trying to fool?" The leading female cultivator at the second level of the Dao Palace said angrily.

Ye Liuyun wanted to explain, but unfortunately the other party didn't give him the chance, and most likely wouldn't believe what Ye Liuyun said.

Ye Liuyun has never been to Caiyun Peak since she joined the sect, and others may not have even heard of her name.

Chapter 267 Forced to Take Action (4000 words)

"Junior sister, slap this newcomer! She's full of lies. Teach her the rules of Caiyun Peak!" The leading female disciple guarding the library immediately ordered her junior sister, clearly displeased.

Upon receiving the order, the female disciple immediately walked coldly toward Ye Liuyun and raised her hand to slap him across the face.

During this period, the disciples of Caiyun Peak treated the disciples assigned from other factions with extreme strictness.

Actually, they also have a sense of crisis. They can only use this kind of high-pressure rectification to declare to outsiders that they are the masters of Caiyun Peak.

The number of female disciples assigned from other factions was nearly two thousand more than the number of female disciples from Caiyun Peak who had not become men. This was because they were afraid that these androgynous outsiders would take the lead.

It's normal for the disciples of Caiyun Peak to feel a sense of crisis, after all, the cultivation world is not a place of peaceful coexistence; only those of equal strength can coexist peacefully.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly. These women were really hostile. She could understand the bitterness of those disciples at the entrance of the faction.

But Ye Liuyun is not the kind of person who is easy to bully. She used to keep a low profile because she didn't have the ability, but now that she has enough ability to handle trouble, she can't keep tolerating it. If she keeps tolerating it, others will only think that she is easy to bully.

"Hey! This isn't my fault, you started it first," Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

After saying that, Ye Liuyun's body suddenly flashed rapidly, easily dodging the female disciple's slap.

The female disciple was stunned; her hand had missed its target.

"This? It was dodged? A mere early-stage Spirit Stream Realm cultivator?" The female disciple was stunned.

While she was still in a daze, a delicate hand slapped the woman hard across the face from her side. With a loud slap, the female disciple who wanted to hit Ye Liuyun was slapped back and staggered back several steps before regaining her balance.

"You? You dare hit me?" The female disciple of the first level of the Dao Palace who was hit touched her face and took a few steps back, then looked at Ye Liuyun with an incredulous expression.

The other guards were also stunned. Ye Liuyun's reaction was really too fast, not at all like the reaction speed of someone in the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm.

At the same time, they were also puzzled. How could the person in front of them, who was only at the early stage of the Spirit Stream Realm, dodge the attack of a Dao Palace cultivator? More importantly, he was able to retaliate and strike back.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, it was just my body's instinct. I couldn't control my hand," Ye Liuyun said sarcastically, looking at his right hand with a surprised expression.

Ye Liuyun respects women, but only if you are worthy of her respect. If you try to hit her without knowing the facts, that won't do. In that case, she will have to retaliate in kind.

After all, she is a woman now, and she cherishes her appearance very much. She can't allow others to embarrass her.

"You? You've gone too far! How dare you assault a guard disciple? Guard disciples and patrolling disciples have the right to discipline other disciples during their missions, making them equivalent to law enforcement disciples of the sect. You're disregarding the sect rules and committing treason! Guards, seize her!" The leading guard disciple of the library was furious.

As soon as the command was given, more than a dozen guards surrounded Ye Liuyun and grabbed him.

Ye Liuyun looked at the dozen or so people grabbing at her and sighed again. She took a deep breath, and her internal energy began to circulate, instantly increasing her speed several times over.

Cultivators at the Dao Palace realm generally do not possess the physical strength of the Dao Palace level; at most, they are at the Spirit Pattern realm level.

Female cultivators generally pay less attention to physical cultivation than male cultivators, so their physical strength is probably only at the level of a typical Spirit Pattern Realm cultivator.

However, if they use magic to activate their physical bodies, their bodily functions will also be greatly enhanced.

Ye Liuyun didn't want to cause trouble, but today, there was no way to avoid it, so he had to tough it out.

Such a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the library, and some passing disciples gathered around.

"Huh? What's going on? Is the senior sister in the library making things difficult for fellow disciples from other factions again?" Some disciples from Caiyun Peak complained as they looked at the entrance of the library from afar.

"They must have run into a tough opponent. They've really gone too far these past three months. It's not like we wanted to come to Caiyun Peak, so why should we be treated as inferior to them?" a woman with a blue jade pendant hanging from her waist complained.

Those who wore blue jade pendants at their waists were previously all male disciples.

"Brother, were you a male disciple before? You don't seem like it. She's so beautiful, like a lotus emerging from the water or a snow lotus on a mountain. Her temperament doesn't seem like that of a male disciple."

"Who knows? Besides, quite a few of us who have become female cultivators are quite beautiful. Look at Senior Brother Tantai Haoyue from Ziyun Peak—no, I should call her Senior Sister Tantai Mingyue now, slip of the tongue. Her temperament and purple attire are even more beautiful than Senior Sister Han Yao from Caiyun Peak."

The disciples chatted as they watched the battle.

Indeed, the most beautiful woman in the Yun Sect at present is Tantai Mingyue, a direct disciple of Ziyun Peak and a promising talent of the sect.

Ye Liuyun used his reflexes and speed to easily dodge the attacks of the guards. These women showed no mercy, and every attack was aimed at taking down Ye Liuyun.

If Ye Liuyun were hit by them, he would definitely be injured.

"This is really difficult, Falling Flower Palm." After dodging several waves of attacks, Ye Liuyun had no choice but to fight back again. He appeared behind the guard disciple with a flash and then struck the female disciple in the lower back with a palm.

This palm strike appears gentle, but its power is immense. The characteristics of the Falling Flower Palm are perfectly suited to a body cultivator like Ye Liuyun, allowing his power to penetrate the opponent's physical defenses. If someone doesn't react in time and gets hit by such a palm strike, they will likely suffer greatly.

"Pfft! Ah..." The female disciple cried out in pain as she flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the bluestone floor, unable to get up for a moment.

Ye Liuyun's internal energy was raging within her body; this was the miraculous effect of the Falling Flower Palm.

"Junior sister? You, you actually attacked a fellow disciple from the same sect with such brutality! You're finished! Fellow junior sisters, show no mercy! Attack with all your might!" The leading female disciple's expression changed, and she then issued an even more stern order.

As soon as the order was given, exquisite Taoist palaces and pavilions began to appear behind these female disciples, and their aura and power also began to rise.

Ye Liuyun immediately felt the pressure. She quickly retreated and took out her pills, preparing to use them to fight back. She was confident that she could fight a Dao Palace Level 1 cultivator at full strength, but fighting more than a dozen was out of the question.

"You all found this yourselves. Even I'm afraid of my own pills."

Ye Liuyun held a pill in his hand, ready to activate it at any time.

But just then, a cold voice came from inside the library.

"Stop? Who gave you permission to fight in this important library area?"

As soon as the voice fell, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, suppressing everyone present, including Ye Liuyun, to their spot.

"My body feels so heavy, I can't move. Has a cultivator from the Four Extremes Secret Realm made a move?" Ye Liuyun's expression changed.

Then a woman dressed in the robes of an elder of Caiyun Peak appeared out of thin air in front of everyone. She was dignified and poised; she was the Grand Elder of Caiyun Peak.

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"Elder, it was this guy who caused trouble at the entrance of the library. We were only forced to take action," the leading female disciple quickly explained.

However, the Grand Elder of Caiyun Peak was not an idiot. During this period, the disciples of Caiyun Peak had been deliberately targeting the newly assigned disciples, but they usually wouldn't interfere as long as it wasn't too excessive. But today, things had gone a bit too far.

Most importantly, she discovered something interesting: the girl in front of her was actually a rare body cultivator. Because body cultivators follow a different path than regular cultivators, it is impossible to judge their true combat strength directly from their cultivation level.

Currently, there is no clear division of realms in body cultivation.

"No need for sophistry. I am not blind. Although I do not like to interfere in the petty squabbles between you disciples, it does not mean that I allow you to treat your new fellow disciples like this. Although the Peak Master agreed to your request to allow the disciples who changed genders to wear gender-specific jade pendants, this does not mean that you should exclude or bully them." The Grand Elder of Caiyun Peak interrupted the female disciple.

The female disciple's expression froze, and then she fell silent. If they had to argue about it, they were indeed asking for trouble; they had just accidentally run into a tough opponent.

"Thank you, Elder, for upholding justice for your disciple." Ye Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the elder was on his side.

"Hehe, you little girl, you hit pretty hard. But they bullied you first, so I'll just take it as you being forced to defend yourself." The Grand Elder chuckled, then casually waved his hand at the female disciple who had been hit by Ye Liuyun's Falling Flower Palm. With that wave, the residual internal energy in her body dissipated, and the female disciple was no longer in pain.

After finishing these tasks, the elder also gave a reminder to the guarding disciples.

“This time, things went too far. There must be no next time. I don’t want to see you abuse your power because of your status.”

These disciples dared not deny it, so they all nodded in agreement.

After doing all this, the elder disappeared again and returned to the library.

Only Ye Liuyun and the angry-looking guards remained.